Category Archive: Finance

Have you used your capital allowances this financial year?

With 5 April fast approaching, the pressure is on to make sure that you’ve used all capital allowances available to you in this tax year to reduce your tax bill.

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Making the most of pension contributions for tax purposes

Are you ready for the end of the 2023/24 tax year?

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Why do SMEs need an accountant?

If you are an owner of a small to medium-sized enterprise (SME), it is essential to consider the benefits of having a professional accountant.

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Understanding VAT for limited companies and unincorporated businesses

For both limited companies and unincorporated businesses, managing Value Added Tax (VAT) can be a significant challenge, affecting a broad spectrum of business activities.

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Can I claim Employment Allowance for my business?

The Employment Allowance is a means for SMEs to reduce the tax burden of employing staff at critical points in their growth and help avoid cash flow crises, via a reduction in National Insurance Contributions (NICs).

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Higher rate taxpayer? How to prepare for the end of the tax year

The end of the financial year is coming. 5 April is crunch time for making businesses and individual estates as tax efficient as possible.

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HMRC U-turns on its double cab pickups tax decision

HMRC surprised all taxpayers who own a double cab pickup as a company vehicle on 12 February by announcing that these vehicles would be classified as cars and not vans, which would have led to higher National Insurance Contributions (NICs) for owners.

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Loophole closed: Pickups are now classed as cars (NOT vans)

A dispute between Coca-Cola and HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has closed the loophole that previously defined double-cab pickups as vans and now means they will be classed as cars.

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Five Self-Assessment deductions you didn’t know you could claim

With the Self-Assessment deadline passing on 31 January, it’s clear that many sole traders and business owners aren’t using allowable expenses and deductions to their full potential.

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Government to change tax law twice before election – How to prepare

The Chair of the Conservatives, Richard Holden, has said that there could be two more changes to UK tax law before the election – which is expected to be called in the latter part of this year.

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